Commerce Department Issues Regulatory Reform Report

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Oct. 6 issued a report that identifies a number of regulatory areas the agency feels should be reformed, and strategies to implement such changes.

Many of the issues in the DOC’s “Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing” report were identified earlier in ARTBA’s “Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery.” These include:

Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule

federal Clean Air Act standards

Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regulation on silica exposure, which ARTBA is challenging in federal court

ARTBA will continue to engage with DOC and other federal agencies as they seek to advance President Trump’s regulatory reform goals. Keep track of the latest developments with ARTBA’s “Regulatory Reform Scorecard.”